Determine the Clinical Effectiveness of Mobile CenteringPregnancy to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes of Marshallese in Arkansas

. CenteringPregnancy, a group prenatal care model, is a promising alternative that challenges the standard model of one-on-one prenatal counseling. Previous research has documented that group prenatal care is associated with a lower prevalence of preterm birth and low birth weight infants. 18,39 Group prenatal care also has been associated with improved maternal mental health, breastfeeding, optimal pregnancy weight gain, improved postpartum weight loss, better birth spacing, and higher patient satisfaction. 18,39 All participants will attend routine one-on-one prenatal appointments prior to the intervention. The sessions occur from week 14 of pregnancy through birth with women of similar gestational age, following the same schedule as standard care. Once the groups of women are formed (5 per group), the participants attend all appointments together for the duration of their pregnancies. Mobile health clinic located at FBOs will provide a location for providers to provide brief one-on-